[Question] Could you explain more about script?

[zhl111]

I can't reproduce it successfully, do I need to set up metaedit? No programming knowledge, need more detailed steps, thanks a lot

[chhoumann]

Hey! For that script to work, you need MetaEdit installed. It's in the Community Plugin store.

1. Create a Javascript file with the script in it in your vault
2. Add a new macro in the Macro Manager
3. Select the Javascript file you created as the user script
4. Add the macro to a macro choice

Like this (this example is for another script)

You can see the await Update('Book', val, `bins/daily/${date}.md`) function on the second last line.
That updates the value of the book property to the value entered in the prompt. And bins/daily/${date}.md is the path to my daily journal note for that day.

Hope this helps!

[zhl111]

You are so sweet, the previous steps were fine but it still didn't work. Is it because of the notes path? Or am I missing some step? I am copying your script example as is.

[chhoumann]

It could very well be the note path, yes! My daily journals are located in my bins/daily folder, and they're named in a special way. So if yours on't have that path, it'll fail.

There's the format(...) in the script code - that's where I put the format that I use for the name of my daily notes. You could just replace that with yours.

And replace the bins/daily with the folder wherein you have your daily note files. You'll also need a property (YAML or Dataview) that is called "Book".

[zhl111]

Thank you so much!👍👍👍

[doney88]

can I retrieve content from different notes (maybe the contents after specific header), and compose all the source into one content and insert after active note?
i guess it must be done by script , right ?

[asteriamoon]

What do I name the file

[kongyuan]

This part of the UI is confusing and should be completely redone